Understanding Oppression and Privilege

Anth/Soc 150 Exam 2 study guide Fall 2010

Understanding Oppression and Privilege White privilege Unearned entitlement Conferred dominance Oppression Oppression circles Privilege Unearned entitlement Conferred privilege Ethnicity Status Ascribed Achieved Minority group Majority group Prejudice Levels Approaches to prejudice and discrimination Psychological Sociological enculturation Discrimination Racism Color blind racism Merton’s chart Institutional discrimination Attitudinal discrimination Race De jure De facto Hypodescent Social construction of race Mythical norm

Samuels pp. 139-145 Article 18 – White Privilege and Male Privilege – Peggy McIntosh Article 20 – Defining Racism – Beverly Tatum Article 22- Racism without Racists – Bonilla-Silva Article 24 – White Privilege Shapes the U.S. – Robert Jensen Historical Context

Jimenez pp.191-197

Article 28 – A History of Women’s Bodies - Weitz Article 29- Thirteen Key Supreme Court Cases and the Civil War Amendments - Rosenblum Ways to influence political process Amendments XII XIV XV XIX Supreme Court decisions Dred Scott Minor V. Happersett Plessy V. Ferguson Brown V. BOE Wo V. Hopkins Elk V. Wilkins Lau V. Nichols San Antonio SD V. Rodriquez Bowers V. Hardwick Regents V. Bakke Tennessee V. Lane Gratz V. Bollinger Grutter V. Bollinger